Takin’ care of business     (video)    (midi)

 

    C - Bb - F - C (4x)

 

              C                                                Bb

1. You get up every morning from your 'larm clock's warning,

                   F                    C

    take the 8:15 into the city.

                       C                                          Bb

   There's a whistle up above and people pushin', people shovin',

                   F                               C

    and the girls who try to look pretty.

                         C                                 Bb

    And if your train's on time you can get to work by nine

               F                                                C

    and start your slaving job to get your pay.

               C                                      Bb

    If you ever get annoyed, look at me, I'm self-employed,

        F                                      C

    I love to work at nothin' all day. And I'll be …

 

   C                               - Bb

Takin' care of business        every day,

 F                                  - C

takin' care of business,        every way.

                 C                                 - Bb

I've been takin' care of business,        it's all mine,

 F                                           C

takin' care of business and workin' overtime.

 

               C     - Bb - F - C

+  Work out !                            +  C - Bb - F - C

 

                    C                                    Bb

2. If it were easy as fishin' you could be a musician,

          F                                                 C

    if you could make sounds loud or mellow.

                C                                           Bb

    Get a second-hand guitar, chances are you'll go far,

                F                                           C

    if you get in with the right bunch of fellows.

                   C                                    Bb

    People see you having fun just a-lying in the sun,

      F                                           C

    tell them that you like it this way.

                  C                                           Bb

    It's the work that we avoid and we're all self-employed,

           F                                       C

    we love to work at nothin' all day. And we be …

 

   C                               - Bb

Takin' care of business        every day,

 F                                  - C

takin' care of business,        every way.

            C                                 - Bb

We be takin' care of business,        it's all mine,

 F                                           C

takin' care of business and workin' overtime.

 

    C            - Bb - F - C

+      Mercy                             +  C - Bb - F - C

 

      - - - - - - - - - - -

+  Whooooo, alright !

 

+  C - F - D# - Bb (2x)

 

                        C    - F            D#             - Bb

+  Take good care       of my business

                        C    - F            D#        Bb

    when I'm away,       every day. Whoooo !

 

+  C - Bb - F - C (2x)

 

              C                                                Bb

3. You get up every morning from your 'larm clock's warning,

                   F                    C

    take the 8:15 into the city.

                       C                                          Bb

   There's a whistle up above and people pushin', people shovin',

                   F                               C

    and the girls who try to look pretty.

                         C                                 Bb

    And if your train's on time you can get to work by nine

               F                                                C

    and start your slaving job to get your pay.

               C                                      Bb

    If you ever get annoyed, look at me, I'm self-employed,

        F                                      C

    I love to work at nothin' all day. And I'll be …

 

   C                               - Bb

Takin' care of business        every day,

 F                                  - C

takin' care of business,        every way.

                 C                                 - Bb

I've been takin' care of business,        it's all mine,

 F                                           C

takin' care of business and workin' overtime.       +  C ~ ~

 

       C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -     F  - - - - - - - - - - - - -

+  Takin' care of business, whoo ! Takin' care of business.

       C - - - - - - - - - - - - - -     F  - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    Takin' care of business. Takin' care of business.

      C                                 - Bb

    Takin' care of business         every day,

      F                                 - C

    takin' care of business        every way.

      C                                  - Bb

    Takin' care of business,         it's all mine,

     F                                           C

    takin' care of business and workin' overtime, whoo !

      C                                 - Bb  F                                 - C

    Takin' care of business,       takin' care of business.

       C                                - Bb            F                                  - C

    Takin' care of business,       we be takin' care of business.

      C                                  - Bb  F C                            - C

    Takin' care of business,        takin' care of business      .....

 

    (Bachmann-Turner Overdrive)